Matua Takes Two Trophies at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards

Matua claimed two best in show trophies over the weekend
at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards.

The 2011
Matua Single Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay received two
trophies: O-I New Zealand Reserve Wine of the Show and also
the Rabobank New Zealand Ltd Champion Chardonnay.

Sam Glaetzer, Director of New Zealand Wine Production
and Brands for Treasury Wine Estates, said that the latest
trophies cap off a stellar winning season for Matua.

“We are thrilled and honoured to win two trophies,
adding to our nine trophies for Matua and 15 gold medals in
the last year. The Air New Zealand Wine awards are the most
prestigious wine awards in the country, truly setting the
benchmark for New Zealand Wine,” said Sam.

2012
award highlights

Matua Senior Winemaker Nikolai St
George said: “This award completes another amazing year
for Matua. This year we have won gold medals for five
different Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs for the 2012 vintage.

“Just off the back of our wins as IWSC
(International Wine & Spirits Competition) New Zealand
Producer of the Year Award (London) and Best Sauvignon Blanc
in the Southern Hemisphere (Five Nations Wine Challenge), we
are the most internationally successful New Zealand wine
brand in 2012.

“Making wine is more than a job,
it’s the reason we get up in the morning. To win these
trophies allows us to share our New Zealand heritage and our
wines with more people across the world. We have a great
deal to be proud of in New Zealand,” added Nikolai.

Sam said that the awards are a
testament to the different styles and commitment to premium
quality wines set out by the winemaking and viticulture
teams.

“These are all quite different styles
which show real depth to our collective viticulture and
winemaking ability. We have won Gold medals this year for
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Merlot
and Malbec which shows our combined skills are across many
varieties and New Zealand regions,” said Sam.

About Marlborough Chardonnay 2011Pale straw in
colour, this wine displays bursts of honey, citrus blossom
and sweet toasted muesli on the nose. The palate is crisply
linear in structure with layers of stone fruit, fragrant
smoky notes and a clean, lingering minerality on the finish.
The aging potential for this wine is over the next 5 years,
notable f or a NZ white.

The 2011 Single Vineyard
Chardonnay came from a vineyard site situated on the famous
Brancott Road in Marlborough, chosen by our winemaker for
its huge amount of potential. This wine, although young is
already showing signs of exciting things to come.

About Matua WinesWe bring a passion to the way we
make wine. We have a go. We try things out. We planted the
first Sauvignon Blanc in NZ before anyone else. We created
the wine that made New Zealand famous.

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